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Webster 1913 Edition


Transmigration

Transˊmi-gra′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
transmigration
, L.
transmigratio
.]
1.
The act of passing from one country to another; migration.
2.
The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis.

Webster 1828 Edition


Transmigration

TRANSMIGRA'TION

,
Noun.
The passing of men from one country to another for the purpose of residence, particularly of a whole people.
1.
The passing of a thing into another state, as of one substance into another.
2.
The passing of the soul into another body, according to the opinion of Pythagoras.